Allen pleaded not guilty to murder charges in connection with the stabbing death of Me'Quale Offutt.

Since Sunday morning, the teen's family has been at University of Louisville Hospital praying he would pull through. Now, they're hoping Offutt's death will help others live.

On Tuesday, doctors told Offutt's family he was brain dead. They took him off life support and made the decision to donate his organs.

"Him being 14 years old, they really feel his organs will touch another life," said community activist Christopher 2X.

2X spent the past couple of days with Offutt's loved ones.

He said more and more people he meets in his outreach work are turning to organ donation. It's a way to give even the youngest victims a legacy.

"They just want to keep on expressing something with that loved one, to help them with this healing process," said 2X.

Offutt's death came two days after he suffered three stab wounds, including one that pierced his heart.

Louisville Metro Police said that early Sunday morning, Allen got into a verbal fight on a TARC bus with Offutt and his friend, a 13-year-old girl.

The driver pulled over to radio in about trouble. Police said that's when the fight escalated to violence and Allen stabbed both teens.

"Even if he got into altercation with children, he can look at them and see in their faces, they're babies," said Offutt's aunt, Raushana Daniel. "This gentleman needs to be held accountable for his actions. He has no moral compass."

But Allen's daughter, Anitra Allen, said her dad told her what happened was self-defense.

"He got jumped by six teens and he ended up pulling out a knife and stabbing one of them or two," said Anitra Allen.

Police still haven't said who initiated the fight or what it was over.

Investigators will turn to security video from the bus to piece together exactly what occurred on the ride and why it ended in blood.

"This could have happened to anybody's child, anybody's grandson, anybody's brother," said Daniel.

The 13-year-old girl who was also stabbed is recovering at Kosair Children's Hospital. She is expected to survive.

Allen faces an assault charge for her injuries. He also has an extensive violent criminal history.

CHANNEL 188. A LOUISVILLE MAN ACCUSED OF STABBING TWO MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS ON A TARC BUS.. ANSWERED TO NEW CHARGES THIS MORNING. ANTHONY ALLEN IS NOW CHARGED WITH MURDER, AFTER THE 14-YEAR-OLD VICTIM DIED FROM HIS INJURIES. WLKY'S MARISSA ALTER IS LIVE OUTSIDE METRO CORRECTIONS WHERE ALLEN IS BEHIND BARS... MARISSA.. RICK.. THIS MORNING.. ANTHONY ALLEN PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO THE MURDER OF ME'QUALE OFFUTT. SINCE SUNDAY MORNING.. THE TEEN'S FAMILY HAS BEEN AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL PRAYING HE'D PULL THROUGH. NOW THEY'RE HOPING OFFUTT'S DEATH WILL HELP OTHERS LIVE. NO FAMILY SHOULD HAVE TO BURY A 14 YEAR OLD.. BUT THAT'S WHAT ME'QUALE OFFUTT'S LOVED ONES HAVE TO DO NOW. TUESDAY..DOCTORS TOLD THEM HE WAS BRAIN DEAD. FAMILY TOOK HIM OFF LIFE SUPPORT AND MADE THE DECISION TO DONATE HIS ORGANS. CHRIS 2X SPENT THE PAST COUPLE DAYS WITH OFFUTT'S LOVED ONES. HE SAYS MORE AND MORE PEOPLE HE MEETS IN HIS OUTREACH WORK.. ARE TURNING TO ORGAN DONATION. IT'S A WAY TO GIVE EVEN THE YOUNGEST VICTIMS A LEGACY. to help them with this healing process OFFUTT'S DEATH CAME TWO DAYS AFTER HE SUFFERED 3 STAB WOUNDS..INCLUDING ONE TO THE HEART. THIS MAN IS ACCUSED OF HOLDING THE KNIFE.. ANTHONY ALLEN. POLICE SAY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.. ALLEN GOT INTO A VERBAL FIGHT ON A TARC BUS WITH OFFUTT AND HIS FRIEND..A 13 YEAR OLD GIRL. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO RADIO IN ABOUT THE TROUBLE. THAT'S WHEN..THE FIGHT ESCALATED TO VIOLENCE AND POLICE SAY.. ALLEN STABBED BOTH TEENS. RAUSHANA DANIEL IS OFFUTT'S AUNT. BUT ALLEN'S DAUGHTER SAYS HER DAD TOLD HER WHAT HAPPENED WAS SELF DEFENSE.. POLICE STILL HAVEN'T SAID WHO INITIATED THE FIGHT OR WHAT IT WAS ABOUT. INVESTIGATORS WILL TURN TO SECURITY VIDEO FROM THE BUS TO PIECE TOGETHER EXACTLY WHAT OCCURRED ON THIS RIDE.. AND WHY IT ENDED IN BLOOD. THE 13-YEAR-OLD GIRL..WHO WAS ALSO STABBED.. IS RECOVERING AT KOSAIR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. SHE IS EXPECTED TO SURVIVE. ALLEN FACES AN ASSAULT CHARGE FOR HER INJURIES. HE ALSO HAS AN EXTENSIVE VIOLENT CRIMINAL HISTORY. THE JUDGE SET HIS BOND AT 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS FULL CASH. LIVE OUTSIDE METRO CORRECTIONS.. MA.. WLKY

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